Well-Versed: How High Fashion Is Falling in Love With Literature
Notebooks in hand, pens poised to take notes, a Who’s Who of Chinese culture – including actors Li Gengxi, Zhao Jinmai and Liu Haocun – crane forward to hear more. The object of this glittering group’s undivided attention? A conversation about the legacy of French feminist writer Sim
The Best Luxe Coffee Table Books To Look Forward To In 2025
Equal parts conversation starter and objet d’art, there’s nothing quite like a luxury coffee table book to elevate your living space. Not only do they act as a great conversation starter, they also—quite literally—speak volumes about who you are, whether that’s a curious globe-trotter, fas
With Her New Book, Catherine Hernandez Delves Into Her Own History
Catherine Hernandez’s latest novel, Behind You, is not your usual ripped-from-the-headlines story, and the first hint is the book’s opening epigraph: “It’s not about him, it’s about us.” The “him” is an unnamed serial killer modelled after the real-life criminal who stalked Sca
Why Anne of Green Gables Is Huge in Japan
On an early July day in 1911, a young woman named Lucy Maud Montgomery got married in the parlour of a green-trimmed farmhouse on Prince Edward Island. Fast forward over 100 years later, and Montgomery’s status as a lioness of Canadian literature and globally-beloved author has inspired hordes of
These Genre-Bending Memoirs Will Take You For A Ride
In September of this year, two-time Oscar Award-winning Spanish filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar released his memoir, The Last Dream, a collection of 12 stories and personal essays — and we’re obsessed. Compiled over more than 50 years, the director has deemed this collectio
